Resources

Introduction to Chronic Pain Resources List

On this page you can find a list of web and print resources for chronic pain patients. Please note that we cannot vouch for the continued reliability or suitability of any of the content on the pages linked to from this site.

As always, you should exercise your own common sense and caution when researching any medical condition on the web. There is a lot of misinformation out there, and some of it can be harmful. Always, always, always check with your own doctor first before trying any new therapy or treatment!

Check back often because I’m always finding new resources and updating this list. I’m also especially interested in hearing from you! Do you know an organization dedicated to some aspect of chronic pain, whether it’s focused on a condition, a symptom, or a treatment? Let me know through the contact form on this site and I’ll add it to the Resources list.

Blogs

Fibromyalgia

• Amy: Living With Fibromyalgia
• Minnie: Living *Well* With Fibromyalgia
• Rochelle: Learning to Trust
• Sarakastic: The Fibromyalgia Experiment

Websites and/or Forums

• But You Don’t Look Sick
• Chronic Babe
• Fibro TV
• Web MD’s Fibromyalgia Exchange
• MedicineNet’s Chronic Pain Pages

General Health Sites

• Healthy Women
• Web MD

About.com Sites

About.com is a network of websites about specific topics, including many medical conditions as well as other topics that can bear on chronic pain conditions. Each site includes a blog, a forum where you can discuss the topic with other site users, and several articles about specific facets of the topic that you may find helpful.

• Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue
• Arthritis
• Back Pain and Neck Pain
• Thyroid Disease
• Chronic Pain
• Yoga
• Alternative Medicine
• About.com Health Landing Page (where you can look up diseases A-Z and other health topics on the About.com network)

Medical Information

Fibromyalgia

• American College of Rheumatology Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia
• WebMD Fibromyalgia Health Center
• Your Total Health: Fibromyalgia (from iVillage.com) — note: this appears to be sponsored heavily by Lyrica

ME/CFS

• Centers for Disease Control – CFS Diagnostic Criteria
• The Broken Marionette — Book and website by Finland author Maija Haavisto
• WebMD Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Health Center

Organizations and Advocacy Groups

Chronic Pain Generally

• American Academy of Pain Management
• American Chronic Pain Association
• Conill Institute for Chronic Illness
• Mayday Pain Project
• National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Rest Ministries’ HopeKeepers

Back Pain/Sciatica

• American Chiropractic Association
• American College of Rheumatology
• Spine Health (commercial)
• Texas Back Institute (commercial)

Chronic Fatigue/Fibromyalgia

• Advocates for Fibromyalgia Funding, Treatment, Education & Research (AFFTER)
• American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association
• FM-CFS — Canada
• Men With Fibromyalgia
• National Fibromyalgia Association
• National Fibromyalgia Partnership, Inc.
• Organization for Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Education & Research – Utah (OFFER)

Headaches/Migraines

• American Headache Society
• National Headache Foundation
• Robbins Clinic — Headaches Information

Osteoarthritis/Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Arthritis Foundation
• Osteoarthritis Research Society International

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)

• American RSDHope
• International Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Foundation

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ)

• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Other Link Lists

• Maija Haavista’s ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Resources (excellent list, many European & UK sites)